Daily Devotional for May 24, 2021
The Power Outage
“Mom!” Erdi shouted as the living room plunged into darkness. “We don’t have any power.”
“Don’t worry,” Mom called from the kitchen, scraping a chair and banging a cupboard door as she rummaged around in the dark. “I’ll get some candles.”
A few minutes later, Mom came in with a lit candle and continued to light some scented candles in the house. Shadows from flickering candles danced across the walls, and the aroma of fruit and vanilla filled the room.
“Wow, Mom. The candlelight looks awesome!”
Mom and Erdi peered through the window. The whole street was in darkness, so Mom called the energy company while Erdi sat down on the sofa, thinking of all the video games he couldn’t play and the TV shows he couldn’t watch.
“Okay, they hope to have the power back on in about an hour,” Mom said when she got off the phone. “The street is cut off, but we’ll be okay. We have enough light.”
Erdi glanced around at the flickering flames. “Last month Mrs. Ashworth taught us about the importance of light and electricity. We even wrote an essay on it. But I didn’t really understand how important it is until now!”
Mom nodded thoughtfully. “Wait here,” she said. “I have an idea.”
She brought in some juice and a Bible. “Jesus and His disciples didn’t have electricity. Let’s read some stories about them.”
They read some Bible stories together, then prayed and offered up their worries to God. Afterwards, Mom completed her Sudoku while Erdi read his comic by candlelight.
Without warning, there was a buzz and a hum as the lights and gadgets switched on. “At last,” said Erdi, blinking in the dazzling light. “Phew! I didn’t realize how bright our lights were until we were in the dark. That must be what Pastor Evans meant when he told us Jesus is like a light that shines in the darkness of sin.”
“Yes,” Mom replied. “His light changes us and fills us with His hope, joy, and peace. It’s only when you see the light that you realize how dark it really was.” She smiled and turned on the TV. “Now, how about we watch a movie together and eat some popcorn?”
-Cindy Lee
How about you?
Do you have the light of Jesus in your life? The Bible tells us He is like a light shining in the darkness that can never be put out. When we trust in Him, He brings us out of the darkness of sin and fills our lives with His light so we can reflect it to others. Let His light into your life today!
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